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Paperback. Contains stories which range geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Translator(s): Martin, George. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141181349
ISBN
9780141181349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Includes stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are fashioned from mathematical formulae and cellular structures. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Martin; McLaughlin, Martin; Parks, Tim; Weaver, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189680
ISBN
9780141189680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. A collection of short stories covering the length of the author's writing career, from when he was a teenager to shortly before his death. It includes fables; a town where everything has been forbidden apart from the game of tip-cat; and a pitiable tribe watching the flight paths of guided missiles from outside their mud huts. Translator(s): Parks, Tim; McLaughlin, Martin; Creagh, Patrick; Weaver, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, integrated black and white. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189741
ISBN
9780141189741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A collection of fables. It is populated with waifs and strays, a gluttonous thief and a mischievous gardener. It features a comic story "The Argentine Ant". Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287032
ISBN
9780099287032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A collection of nineteenth-century fantastic literature - from enchantments and horrors to subtler, psychological terrors. It includes Hoffmann's "The Sandman", Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and Dickens' "The Signal-Man", and works from celebrated writers including Honore de Balzac, Henry James, Sir Walter Scott and Guy de Maupassant. Editor(s): Calvino, Italo. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190129
ISBN
9780141190129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Zoete, Beryl De. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322844
ISBN
9780940322844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Rodel, Angela. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 133. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Archipelago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671701
ISBN
9780914671701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. At once nostalgic for a bygone more innocent age and foreshadowing the turbulences of the twentieth century, Bunin's narrative is a triumph of bitter realism, shot through with the author's classical style and precision of language. Translator(s): Aplin, Galya; Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 120 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172. 200 pages. At once nostalgic for a bygone more innocent age and foreshadowing the turbulences of the twentieth century, Bunin's narrative is a triumph of bitter realism, shot through with the author's classical style and precision of language. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 199 x 120 x 13. Weight: 168. Translator(s): Aplin, Galya; Aplin, Hugh.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492838
ISBN
9781847492838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910213513
ISBN
9781910213513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

paperback. Series: Brazilian Literature Series. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Edition
1st Dalkey Archive Ed
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564783462
ISBN
9781564783462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FP; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551520865
ISBN
9781551520865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521923
ISBN
9781551521923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when idleness was still looked upon by Russia's serf-owning rural gentry as a plausible and worthy goal, Ivan Goncharov's "Oblomov" follows the travails of an unlikely hero, a young aristocrat incapable of making a decision. This title presents the translation the novel. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300162288
ISBN
9780300162288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. One of the last artistic expressions of life under communism, this novel captures the atmosphere in Prague between 1983 and 1987, where a dance could be broken up by the secret police, a traffic offence could lead to surveillance and where contraband books were the currency of the underworld. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 279.
Publisher
Granta UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862071032
ISBN
9781862071032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Set in 1859 at the moment when the Russian autocratic state began to move hesitantly towards social and political reform, this novel explores the conflict between the liberal-minded fathers of Russian reformist sympathies and their free-thinking intellectual sons whose revolutionary ideology threatened the stability of the state. Translator(s): Hogarth, C. J. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853262869
ISBN
9781853262869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Srsen, Ivan. Series: Akashic Noir. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Akashic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617753084
ISBN
9781617753084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.11

paperback. First published in 1852, "Sketches from a Hunter's Album" is a loose series of lyrical stories of rural life under serfdom. This expanded edition includes all Turgenev's other short stories. Translator(s): Freeborn, Richard. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445220
ISBN
9780140445220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. When Princess Zasyekin moves next door to the country estate of Vladimir Petrovich's parents, he instantly falls in love with his new neighbour's daughter, Zinaida. But the young woman already has many admirers and as she plays her suitors against each other, Vladimir's unrequited youthful passion soon turns to torment and despair. Translator(s): Berlin, Isaiah. Num Pages: 112 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443356
ISBN
9780140443356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series, this edition of Fathers and Children is presented in a new translation with a wealth of material. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494894
ISBN
9781847494894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Hardcover. This work contains "First Love" and "A Fire At Sea", translated by Isiah Berlin, and "Spring Torrents" translated by Leonard Schapiro. These stories record the pains and glories of youthful infatuation. Translator(s): Berlin, Isaiah; Schapiro, Leonard. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151916
ISBN
9781857151916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. First translation for over a century of Turgenev's last and most ambitious novel, now presented in an edition which contains pictures and an extensive section on Turgenev's life and works. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493750
ISBN
9781847493750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. Returning home after years away at university, Arkady is proud to introduce his clever friend Bazarov to his father and uncle. But their guest soon stirs up unrest on the quiet country estate - his outspoken nihilist views and his scathing criticisms of the older men expose the growing distance between Arkady and his father. Translator(s): Carson, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441337
ISBN
9780141441337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Returning to Russia from Italy, twenty-three-year-old Dimitry Sanin breaks his journey in Frankfurt. There, he encounters the beautiful Gemma Roselli and falls in love. He decides to begin a new life and sell his Russian estates. But when he meets the potential buyer, Madame Polozov, his vulnerability makes him prey for a destructive infatuation. Translator(s): Shapiro, Leonard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443691
ISBN
9780140443691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Hardcover. These stories of the 19th-century Russian rural landscape and the difficult life of those who inhabited it were universally popular with the reading public at large and contributed in no small measure to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. Translator(s): Hepburn, Charles; Hepburn, Natasha. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
398
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150544
ISBN
9781857150544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

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